Richard Ferkel, MD, of Southern California Orthopedic Institute, and Jack McPhilemy, MD, team physician for the Philadelphia 76ers, recently examined Sixers player Andre Iguodala after an Achilles tendon injury, according to a CSN Philly report.
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